Bog Birch isn’t your typical birch. It’s not even a tree, really. This birch tops out at 10 feet, and that is a little too kind—the average height is more like six feet. Multiple stems shoot out from ground level giving it a more shrubby appearance. Bark on mature stems is brown/grey while new bark is a fresh, deep reddish brown, spotted with lenticels that fade with time but never fully go away. The leaves are serrated and almost round, green in the summer turning yellow and sometimes red in the fall. Both male and female catkins appear in the fall and develop through the winter, opening in spring.

White-tailed Deer feed on the twigs and foliage while Greater Prairie Chicken browse on the buds and catkins. The buds and nutlets are eaten by chickadees, finches, and juncos.

Price is for 1 tree | #1 or #5 Container

Height: 5' - 8' | Spread: 5' - 8'

Is tolerant of clay and wetter sites. This plant can be planted near roads and driveways due its road salt tolerance.

• Food for birds
• Food for mammals
• Food for caterpillars

Photos and description by Johnson's Nursery